Just in case you missed this little gem of a bill, nanny Rosa is takin' good care of yinz.
Democrat Seeking National Soda Tax
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D., Conn.) is seeking a national soda tax, an effort backed by leaders of the movement to ban smoking indoors and others who call carbonated beverages “toxic.” Larry Cohen, a social justice activist and one of the leaders behind banning smoking in bars and restaurants, endorsed the bill. “Soda and sugary beverages are the new tobacco and the fight to reduce their marketing and consumption is the next great public health battle,” Cohen said. “I helped create the nation’s first multi-city no-smoking laws and advocated for years to increase the tax on tobacco.”
The tax is targeted at Americans who are low-income, African American, Hispanic, and children, which the legislation calls “priority populations” due to higher rates of obesity and diabetes. Revenue from the tax would go toward more nutrition and prevention programs, even though the bill admits such efforts have failed to curb childhood obesity.
“Despite significant public and private investment, childhood obesity rates remain high,” it said.
Democrats have attempted similar efforts at the state level. California proposed adding a warning label to soda. A penny per ounce tax was voted down in Chicago after complaints that it would cost consumers almost $3 more for a 12-pack case of soda, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super-sized soda ban was also rejected.
http://freebeacon.us4.list-manage1....1bb9bfafcbd472bee2&id=615be3ec3b&e=1b60289474
Ya notice that Dems have a hankerin' for constant war on sumpthin, anything that can rile the base but no winning is allowed.
War on poverty, not even a smidgen of relief in the number of poor people despite over a trillion dollars "attacking it".
War on drugs, same result except now they are pushing to legalize the "drug" they have put millions of people in jail for possessing.
War on sugar, hell yeh why not. We gotta make up that money for Obamacare somehow.
Democrat Seeking National Soda Tax
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D., Conn.) is seeking a national soda tax, an effort backed by leaders of the movement to ban smoking indoors and others who call carbonated beverages “toxic.” Larry Cohen, a social justice activist and one of the leaders behind banning smoking in bars and restaurants, endorsed the bill. “Soda and sugary beverages are the new tobacco and the fight to reduce their marketing and consumption is the next great public health battle,” Cohen said. “I helped create the nation’s first multi-city no-smoking laws and advocated for years to increase the tax on tobacco.”
The tax is targeted at Americans who are low-income, African American, Hispanic, and children, which the legislation calls “priority populations” due to higher rates of obesity and diabetes. Revenue from the tax would go toward more nutrition and prevention programs, even though the bill admits such efforts have failed to curb childhood obesity.
“Despite significant public and private investment, childhood obesity rates remain high,” it said.
Democrats have attempted similar efforts at the state level. California proposed adding a warning label to soda. A penny per ounce tax was voted down in Chicago after complaints that it would cost consumers almost $3 more for a 12-pack case of soda, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super-sized soda ban was also rejected.
http://freebeacon.us4.list-manage1....1bb9bfafcbd472bee2&id=615be3ec3b&e=1b60289474
Ya notice that Dems have a hankerin' for constant war on sumpthin, anything that can rile the base but no winning is allowed.
War on poverty, not even a smidgen of relief in the number of poor people despite over a trillion dollars "attacking it".
War on drugs, same result except now they are pushing to legalize the "drug" they have put millions of people in jail for possessing.
War on sugar, hell yeh why not. We gotta make up that money for Obamacare somehow.
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